Ulcerative Colitis & Crohn’s — What You’re Not Always Told 

The usual explanation: your immune system has gone rogue and started attacking your own gut for no clear reason. The standard fix is to suppress that immune system — often for life. 

New research tells a different story. 

For Crohn’s, there may be an infection behind it. A bacterium that causes a nearly identical disease in cattle has been found in the gut tissue of Crohn’s patients far more often than in people without the disease — roughly seven times more often in some studies. Looking for root cause infection is where we begin our assessment, and go deep from there 

Your immune system may not be broken — it may be reacting normally to gut bacteria that have gone abnormal. Instead of “your body is attacking itself for no reason,” think: your immune system is doing exactly what it’s supposed to do, in response to an internal ecosystem that’s out of balance. 

There’s real proof behind that idea. In a combined review of 14 clinical trials involving 600 ulcerative colitis patients, transplanting healthy gut bacteria into patients significantly improved their chances of going into remission. 

Put simply: lasting improvement may come from repairing the gut ecosystem your immune system is reacting to — not just quieting the immune system itself. 

Our treatment is customized for the individual patient based on our unique tests and assessment. Alongside the treatment, equal importance is given to monitoring the condition closely — helping you stay ahead of the disease, instead of getting stuck in the on-again, off-again steroid cycle that too many patients find themselves in when flares aren’t caught early. 

Irritable Bowl Syndrome (IBS)

IBS causes symptoms such as significant abdominal pain, bloating and discomfort. However, there is no recognized cause for the condition.

Common treatments revolve around identifying and eliminating digestive tract issues rather than using prescription medications to relieve symptoms. We caution patients that many medications create more issues than they help.

Stress is often a contributing factor to IBS. Since stress also contributes to high blood pressure and numerous other physical issues, finding a way to reduce or eliminate stress is important for overall health. Simply reducing stress, however, may well reduce IBS symptoms.

A gastrointestinal disorder can be exacerbated by eating certain foods or combinations of foods. So, IBS sufferers should use extra caution when deciding what items to include in their diets. The majority of people afflicted with IBS see a reduction or elimination of symptoms without introducing expensive, and often unnecessary, prescription medications.

Typically, IBS is diagnosed when standard medical tests including colonoscopy can not find a diagnosis for bowel disorders. This is due to the limitation of these tests. We use the best alternative methods to determine the cause of IBS and restore normal bowel function using natural medication.